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Carlos Reutemann’s 1981 Belgian Grand Prix win was marred by two pitlane incidents involving pit crew. The first proved fatal after Reutemann collided with Osella mechanic Giovanni Amadeo, who stumbled into the path of the Williams in Friday practice. Amadeo suffered a fractured skull and later died from his injuries. Drivers and teams protested pitlane dangers before the race, after which Arrows mechanic Dave Luckett broke a leg in a startline incident. Reutemann went on to win from Nelson Piquet’s Brabham and Didier Pironi’s Ferrari. Also in Belgium in 1987, Alain Prost beat McLaren TAG Porsche MP4/3 teammate Stefan Johansson and Andrea de Cesaris’ Brabham BMW to equal Jackie...
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